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Obama gets chummy with Chavez

It seems that respect for America is waning. Pirates are freely attacking U.S. flagged ships, Iran and North Korea are thumbing their noses at us and deciding to go ahead with their nuclear missile programs regardless of our protestations, NATO refuses to aid our fight in Afghanistan by sending more troops, and even France’s leader Sarkosy is disrespecting us and our new president.

So, to rectify this Obama gets chummy with enemies of the Free World? Huh? Yes, Bush shook hands with Chavez, but in a business like manner. This is not a normal handshake. This is the greeting of pals. It’s almost a hug.

We do not need our enemies to like America. We need our enemies to respect and fear America. We want our friends to like America. We want those who are indifferent to like America. But our enemies? Wanting them to like us is a product of low self-esteem. We have no reason for low self-esteem. We are the greatest, most productive, and wealthiest country to have ever existed – all because of our system of government and economics. The freedom to labor as we will and keep the fruits of that labor has paid enormous dividends. The rest of the world would do well to follow us. Following them can only lead to our country loosing its status as the greatest place to live…ever.